The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-09-17
West Virginia Politics.


"Yes, your Excellency. it is sup
Eposed to be-"
"Does West Virginia have any
other Senators besides Mr.. Kenna,
Daniel ?"
"Yes sire. 1t has two Others"
"Why that makes three Daniel !!
as West Virginia entitled to that
lmany Senators? l thought it only
tta9 one"
ri ssl is only entitled ta-two. sire. hut
West v rginia is a growing State and
they are a sort Of go as you please
set anyhow"
"Why, Daniel, / didn't know they
could do that. New York hasn't so
iuany Senators, has it Daniel ?"
mo, sire. New York has but two,
but West Virginia is a far greater
State than New York, and ought to
have six Senator'S"
"But Daniel, my friend Mr.. Kenna
is still a Senator, isn't hep"
eyes, sire, for the time being"
"Daniel, that doesn't sound pleas
ant to me. 1T sounds as though my
friends days are numbered, as it
were"
That is exactly it, your eXcellency.
You see, sire, Kenna stood in with
Camden, and the Lucan- Wilson com
bination is against him. They will
probably 'do him up at the next
Senatorial election"
Lucas Wilson? Who is Lucas
Wilson, Daniel?"
He is bad citizen, from Bitter
Creek, sire. He is the 'stiffest kicker
in the business. He is the great anti.
monopoly Giasticutis. He is anti
railroad, anti-riches, anti-tariff, anti
emigration, anti everything, anti.
anything, In fact, sire. there is
nothing that has ever yet been dis
covered or eyer will be discovered
that he isn't against. He was against
Camden and the Standard Oil Com
pany and he did 'em up too, sire.'
''Is it possible, Daniel Well
really | must write to Mr.. Lucus
Wilson and offer him a postofiice OF
something, and get him solid for me
in 1888. 1t is strange he has never
called upon me, Daniel. He is a
| Democrat isn't he 2"
"W-e-l-L a.h-y-e-s, you might say
he is a Democrat, sire. Though the
way they have things mixed up Out
there in West Virginia, it is hard tc
I tell who are Democrats and who are
not"
"Mr. Kenna is Democrat, isn't
he, Daniel ?n
"Well, yes. you might call him 6
Democrat. He claims to be Demo
crat ami he was in favor of the Leg
islative caucus because his friend
Mr.. Camden, mad a majority in the
caucus, and the majority claimed tC
be Democrats. Yes, we might say
that Kenha is Democrat, sire. Blu
the kickers also claimed to be Demo
Gratis, and they hung on and Tough
just like Democrats. and acted thu
fool just like Democrats, and defeat
ed Camden just like Democrats, anC
propose to defeat Kenna just like
Democrats, and will bust up tht
Democratic party in West Virginia
just like Democrats. Yes, sire,
guess they are all entitled to be caIleC
Democrats"
"Wbo are the other Senators from
West Virginia, Daniel ?"
"Daniel j. Faulkner and Charles
Lucus, your ExceIlency."
SIS this Charles Lucus, related il
any way to Mr.. Lucus Wilson whom
you mentioned few minutes since?'
luIuh HO 49, olICs az etby l0t'
they stand together on Senatorial ap
pointments and such things just lik,
twin brothers,"
"They are all Democrats amt the,
Daniel, these Senators | mean ?"
"Yes, alleged Democrats, SIRE"
"What do you mean by "allegeC
Democrats Daniel 2"
"Oh, West Virginia Democrats
sire. These kind that fight harde
against each other than they do tn
Republicans"
x *
"Who is this Windy Daniel?'
"Why, he is the reform Governo
of West Virginia, your Excellency.'
"Reform Reform 1t seems t.
me that | have heard that word som
where. Did l use it in one of m!
meSSaops nr where did | hear ii